June 2015
This backwoods project has been in the planning
stage for a year. In September 2014, we had a pretty good sketch for
this one-room outdoor sauna with porch.
It was to be a traditional
Scandinavian sauna with sod roof and covered front porch.
Exterior is split cedar shakes salvaged from the
homestead house
Construction began in January 2015
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12 Volt LED array in a "can lamp" for the porch
light
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Waterford parlor stove in the corner. 22" wide bench
Antique window, Thermometer and Hygrometer and vent.
Walls are 1"x 8" Red Cedar insulated with 1.5" rigid foam.
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Battery box and car battery for LED lights
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Applying sod and moss to the roof
Finished cedar bench boards ready to take to the Sauna.
All interior western red cedar boards are from Valhalla lumber
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So here's a bare-bones 10x12 outdoor wood-heated
sauna. ...Our design!
It's located at the back part of the tree farm adjacent to a
one-room cabin.
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Tom working on the chimney kit installation
Waterford parlor stove purchased on CL
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Ready for the roof
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Cap and spark arrestor complete
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Stove on it's way back to the Sauna. It's a Waterford Parlor Stove
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Roof installation
3/4" plywood for a sod roof. Note the rough cut door made from
Valhalla lumber stock.
The plans specified Valhalla lumber to be used wherever possible.
Valhalla lumber was used for about 75% of this building.
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OSB plywood sheathing
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Initial frame-up
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This is to be a traditional Finnish sauna with wood stove and
cedar wall interior
Note the one-room cabin in the background.
...More on cabin
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Window frame fabrication in the
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Porch and level pad using pavers
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Getting the foundation ready
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Pavers on crushed rock & sand forms the floor in the sauna room |
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Hytte from Jordan Creek
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Hytte from SW ...More Hytte |
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Hytte
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